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ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR CASHLESS PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, NAMELY, RADIO FREQUENCY ACTIVATED CONTACTLESS KEYS, NAMELY, ENCODED HAND-HELD SMART PLASTIC KEYS CONTAINING PROGRAMMING USED TO STORE AND DISPENSE VENDING MACHINE CASH EQUIVALENTS; READERS FOR SUCH KEYS, ENCODERS FOR SUCH KEYS; DATA RECORDERS AND COMPILERS FOR SUCH KEYS, CHARGERS FOR SUCH KEYS, VALIDATORS FOR SUCH KEYS, ELECTRONIC CASHLESS PAYMENT CONTROLLERS AND CONTROL PANELS FOR OPERATING VENDING MACHINES, AND PORTABLE DATA STORAGE DEVICES, NAMELY, COMPUTER HARDWARE FOR STORING DATA EXTRACTED FROM SUCH KEYS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR CONTROLLING, VALIDATING, AUTHORIZING, MONITORING, AND RECORDING CASHLESS VENDING OF GOODS AND SERVICES